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John Gabriel
Metropolitan Room – March 3 John Gabriel is at least as well known as an actor (the daytime drama Ryan's Hope) and TV producer (Charles Grodin's talk shows) as he...
Pia Zadora
"Pia Zadora – Back Again and Standing Tall" The Metropolitan Room – February 7-10 Pia Zadora is a trouper. On the eve of the recent snowstorm, playing to a small...
Sharón Clark
"Blame It on My Youth" Metropolitan Room – January 22, 28, 30, February 1, 2 "So, you're diggin' the Afro?" D.C.-based vocalist Sharón Clark asked the audience upon stepping onto...
Jeff Harnar
"Does This Song Make Me Look Fat?" Laurie Beechman Theatre – January 14, 21, 28, February 8 Some cabaret performers choose to pack a show with languid ballads. Sure, they...
The Wonderful Wizard of Song: The Music of Harold Arlen
St. Luke's Theatre – Mondays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 2pm, Thursdays at 8pm The songs of composer Harold Arlen—with their sophistication and mix of Jewish and African-American melodic elements—need to...
Smile on My Face: The Songs of Richard Eisenberg
Laurie Beechman Theatre: May 6; Etcetera Etcetera: October 24; Urban Stages: December 13; Don't Tell Mama: February 7 The four performers in the revue "Smile on My Face" begin with...
Joanna Strand
"Fly Transatlantic" Feinstein's at Loews Regency – December 5 British singer Joanna Strand was supposed to have made appearances at the Metropolitan Room several weeks ago, but that engagement was...
Jonathan Whitton
"The Free Residency" Don't Tell Mama – October 16, November 5, 27, December 3 "My soul is as open as the sky," Jonathan Whitton sings at the top of his...
T. Oliver Reid
"Drop Me Off in Harlem" Feinstein's at Loews Regency – November 28, December 2, 3, and 9. In his new show at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, T. Oliver Reid takes the...
The 23rd New York Cabaret Convention
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center – October 17, 18, 19 Gala Opening Night - by Mark Dundas Wood The gala opening night of the Mabel Mercer Foundation's 23rd New...